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Official keeper of The Way of the Takei & the luckiest guy in the world, because my job is to manage the career of the wonderful George Takei.

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 6h
With the Trump administration, corruption stories come daily. That is by design, but the playbook for accountability is worth knowing about. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-fami...
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Unprecedented Corruption—and How We End It
The Trump family syndicate is in full corrupt swing, but it remains vulnerable and can be checked just like other autocratic regimes
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Not the easiest week to summarize, but Democrats expanding the map into Trump country is a good place to start. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/october-9-...
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Trump says Iran could take out CA cities. Pentagon to livestream execution. GOP abandons races as Democrats expand map.
MAGA Crowd Cheers as Trump Suggests California Cities Could Get Nuked by Iran
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
They’re live-streaming the execution of the person they think they can get away with doing that to first. It’s a test. If they can do that, they’ll expand the margins of permission.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The bar for humanizing fatherhood has actually never been lower.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Don’t like public executions: personal choice, look away. Don’t like drag shows: federal matter, ban everything. The hypocrisy has never been more obvious.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
More, more, more!
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Evil Laugh
ALT: Evil Laugh
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nothing says respect for democracy like a check in the mail and a personal letter from the President, a few weeks before an election. Purely coincidental, I'm sure.
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Trump Has Resorted to Bribing Voters Ahead of the Midterms. But Will It Work?
The checks are literally in the mail.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Nothing voters care more about than AI terminology. Trump is truly dialed in.
Screenshot of a social post by President Donald J. Trump that says: 'The White House considers anyone that uses the term, “Artificial Intelligence,” as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, “Super Intelligence,” THE ENEMY! President DONALD J. TRUMP'
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's literally that simple.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Please proceed, Donald.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The jokes write themselves.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Putin used the Ukraine peace talks to pitch Trump's negotiators an oil deal. Somehow no one at the table spotted a conflict of interest.
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Unprecedented Corruption—and How We End It
The Trump family syndicate is in full corrupt swing, but it remains vulnerable and can be checked just like other autocratic regimes
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Legacy media doing its legacy media thing.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Every word of this.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Maybe if Trump could speak coherently and stop trying to justify his Iran War that raised prices on thousands of things for Americans with apocalyptic fear mongering and garbled syntax he wouldn’t have to worry about being misinterpreted or taken out of context.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And behind him, his cult claps and cheers at the thought of their fellow Americans being murdered. Incredible.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"All you have to do is look at the crowds we're drawing."
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The issue was never election integrity. It was always whether he won.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"The migration process always happens." A new scientific phenomenon, discovered exclusively at Trump rallies.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wasn’t there something else that he did which was really, really evil?
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The final stretch until midterms is here and the Republican campaign trail is not going the way they hoped. Not even remotely. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...
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Our Wins Of The Week
Donald Trump went on the road this week to stump for Republican candidates a month out from Election Day.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The GOP's closing midterm argument is that everything is great and your concerns aren't real. Let's see how that turns out for them come November. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/gop-crisis...
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The GOP Crisis: Five Separate Stories, One Looming Disaster
If this is the GOP’s posture going into the midterms, it won’t end well for them
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Quite an eventful week for the GOP, and not in a good way. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/october-2-...
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Democrats rise as Trump and Vance campaign in GOP strongholds. Trump sparks Republican backlash. GOP Senator's gotcha attempt backfires hard.
Democrats Rise in Race for Congress as Trump and Vance Campaign in Trump Country
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FAFO.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Smile 3, coming soon to a theater near you.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The faces of complicity.
Ted Cruz, feeling cool. Not sureDinesh’s son in law maybe? Scary blond woman in pearls.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Accurate. 😂
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Turns out there's a limit to how much you can gerrymander your way out of a 60 percent disapproval rating.
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How's Trump's Mid-Decade Redistricting Ploy Looking Right About Now?
Republicans are fretting that their gerrymander scheme may be backfiring hard
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
He can't make his policies permanent. He can't make his promises stick. But the gold accents on the Oval Office walls? Those he's protecting with federal landmark status.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Man Laughing: What A Loser Meme
ALT: Man Laughing: What A Loser Meme
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Five weeks until the midterms and Republicans are doing everything they can to hold back a Democratic wave. But given the gerrymanders, the political malpractice, and how completely out of touch this party has become with voters, will it be enough?
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This Week In The Big Picture
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It was quite a week for the Republican Party: champagne at the White House, “Chinese psyop” accusations over data centers, and Republicans suddenly discovering that the Iran war might not be great for gas prices.
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The GOP Crisis: Five Separate Stories, One Looming Disaster
If this is the GOP’s posture going into the midterms, it won’t end well for them
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Same.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The corruption never stops.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh, absolutely.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How surprising. Something Johnson actually "knows" about.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Republicans are less than forty days out from the midterms and their closing argument is essentially begging. Great strategy. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/republican...
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Republicans' Closing Arguments Are Becoming Increasingly Desperate
Even they see the midterm writing on the wall. And it’s getting awkward
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Using your child's medical emergency to score political points. Nice.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So far Trump has tried to rig the midterms by: 1. Attempted to nationalize voter registration & voting requirements. 2. Mid-decade gerrymanders. 3. Tried to use the USPS to obstruct mail-in balloting. 4. Used taxpayer money for ads. 5. Intimidation of election officials.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Let's make sure we hit him where it hurts.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is the economy working exactly as designed, just not for you.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A little more than a month out, and the numbers keep getting better for Democrats. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...
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Our Wins Of The Week
Midterm polling continues to show Republicans are in real trouble in November.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The midterms are just over a month away, and there's a lot at stake. The Big Picture has been following how both parties are making their case. Worth a read this weekend. thinkbigpicture.substack.com
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The Big Picture | Substack
The Big Picture provides a deep dive into the cultural, political, and societal issues shaping our world today, from a variety of unique perspectives. Click to read The Big Picture, a Substack…
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump banned three news outlets from the White House. The other networks pulled their microphones in solidarity. Then he gave a speech nobody could hear. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/september-...
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Trump media outlet ban reversed. Trump rolls out the red carpet for Xi. Susan Collins implicated in pay for play scheme.
Trump’s Ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House News Coverage Overturned
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Forty days out, Republicans have settled on a bold closing argument: give us another chance. Which is an interesting pitch from the party that currently controls Washington.
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Republicans' Closing Arguments Are Becoming Increasingly Desperate
Even they see the midterm writing on the wall. And it’s getting awkward
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
With November approaching, Republicans are scrambling. Some are flip-flopping on key issues and pleading with voters for "another two years" to save their seats. Others are going on the offensive, like the White House barring members of the press. Dig into both stories this week on The Big Picture.
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This Week In The Big Picture
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump launched "Trump TV" to replace the press corps he banned. It debuted to 8,000 viewers and bottomed out overnight at 1,000. The autocrat who craves attention engineered his own silence.
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And the Ban Played On
Trump vs. the White House press—and the laws that mean he’s going to lose this fight
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Turns out telling rural voters their concerns are not even a little bit your problem is not a great long term strategy. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-rura...
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Rural Voters Strike Back: The Price Of Trump's Betrayal
Trump has thrown his rural base under the bus and it could spell doom for Republicans in November
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The map keeps expanding for Democrats, and Republicans are having a very hard time stopping it. A good week, to say the least. 👏 thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...
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Our Wins Of The Week
We are now just over six weeks to Election Day, and polling continues to show Democrats surging in the midterms.
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